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Piaget's term for the way infants think-by using their senses and motor skills- during the 1st period of cognitive development.

primary circular reactions

The 1st of 3 types of feedback loops in sensorimotor intelligence, this 1 involving the infant's own body. The infant senses motion, sucking, noise, and other stimuli, and tries to understand them.

secondary circular reactions

The 2nd of the 3 types of feedback loops in sensorimotor intelligence, this 1 involving people and objects. Infants respond to other people, to toys, and to any other object they can touch or move.

object permanence

The reaction that objects (including people) still exist when they can no longer be seen, touched, or heard.

tertiary circular reactions

The 3rd of 3 types of feedback loops in sensorimotor intelligence, this 1 involving active exploration and experimentation. Infants explore a range of new activities, varing their responses as a way of learning about the world.

"little scientist"

The stage 5 toddler (age 12-18 months) who experiments without anticipating the results, using trial and error in active and creative exploration.

deferred imitation

A sequence in which an infant 1st perceives something that someone else does and then performs the same action a few hrs or days later.

habituation

The process of getting used to an object or event through repeated exposure to it.